Valeria Vescina
@valeriavescina.bsky.social
Author 'That Summer in Puglia' (2018). Creative-writing tutor, runs writing retreats in the Alps. Founder member & co-manager @WomenWritersNet. #HistFic novel inspired by true events in 16th-century Italy will be out in 2026. Women's history nerd.
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Good morning from Switzerland! I’ve just joined BlueSky, and would love to connect here with friends old and new! #WritingCommunity #earlymodern #histfic #LitFic
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Good morning from @valeriavescina.bsky.social in #Switzerland, @womenwritersnet.bsky.social community! Let this wonderful series of #writingprompts from @kathyfish.bsky.social stimulate your creativity: artofflashfiction.substack.com/p/with-grati...
November 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Good morning from @valeriavescina.bsky.social in #Switzerland, @womenwritersnet.bsky.social community! Let this wonderful series of #writingprompts from @kathyfish.bsky.social stimulate your creativity: artofflashfiction.substack.com/p/with-grati...
A glimpse into my #writingretreats, in participants’ own words. Come and join me in March, June, or September 2026! valeriavescina.com/2025/01/27/a... #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop #writers #authorcommunity #writingtips
A writing retreat in the Swiss Alps
Here’s a post to give you a flavour of the writing retreats in the Bernese Oberland. I’ve run several retreats in this spectacular corner of the world, and it’s where I’ll be hosting future ones. T…
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November 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
A glimpse into my #writingretreats, in participants’ own words. Come and join me in March, June, or September 2026! valeriavescina.com/2025/01/27/a... #WritingCommunity #writingworkshop #writers #authorcommunity #writingtips
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The sunset right now is so beautiful 😍, I just have to share it with you, friends in our @womenwritersnet.bsky.social community! #nature #beauty #Switzerland
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The sunset right now is so beautiful 😍, I just have to share it with you, friends in our @womenwritersnet.bsky.social community! #nature #beauty #Switzerland
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The only good Black Friday deal you need is 25% off my online Gender and Sexuality Course, which begins 18 February. You can grab this ridiciulous deal with the code goingmedieval. Yay!
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Medieval Gender and Sexuality
An introduction to conceptions of gender and sexuality in the medieval period. Each week historian Eleanor Janega discusses the philosophical and societal underpinnings that shaped culture and relatio...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The only good Black Friday deal you need is 25% off my online Gender and Sexuality Course, which begins 18 February. You can grab this ridiciulous deal with the code goingmedieval. Yay!
medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/medi...
medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/medi...
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Good morning from @valeriavescina.bsky.social in #Switzerland, @womenwritersnet.bsky.social community! What tips would you give fellow authors on how to make space for #writing in your day? #writerslife #writingadvice #writingtips
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Good morning from @valeriavescina.bsky.social in #Switzerland, @womenwritersnet.bsky.social community! What tips would you give fellow authors on how to make space for #writing in your day? #writerslife #writingadvice #writingtips
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Good morning from @valeriavescina.bsky.social.bsky.social in #Switzerland! What have you been #reading? What’s on your TBR list? I’ve just finished books by @richardnskinner.bsky.social and Elizabeth von Arnim, begun one by Zora del Buono, and starting on @lilydunn.bsky.social’s Into Being.
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Good morning from @valeriavescina.bsky.social.bsky.social in #Switzerland! What have you been #reading? What’s on your TBR list? I’ve just finished books by @richardnskinner.bsky.social and Elizabeth von Arnim, begun one by Zora del Buono, and starting on @lilydunn.bsky.social’s Into Being.
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What a wonderful showcase of our very own @nastasyaparker.bsky.social's work! Thank you, Lou, for introducing your blog readers to these powerful short stories and interview! #WritingCommunity #booksky
Thanks to fellow writer Lou for showcasing me on her blog! louviewsnewscues.blogspot.com Check out my reflections on the writing process, and my bonus story Centuries, in Burnt Sienna.
'My sister devoured all history, beginning in the summer vacation when she was six...' #WritingCommunity #BookSky
'My sister devoured all history, beginning in the summer vacation when she was six...' #WritingCommunity #BookSky
Lou's Writing News, Cues and Reviews
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November 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
What a wonderful showcase of our very own @nastasyaparker.bsky.social's work! Thank you, Lou, for introducing your blog readers to these powerful short stories and interview! #WritingCommunity #booksky
This short article will interest you if you've ever wondered what #writingretreats are actually like, how they differ from one another and why they enable leaps forward for #writers at every level of experience: valeriavescina.com/2022/07/25/t... Happy reading! #WritingCommunity
Top 10 reasons to go on a writing retreat
A view from Flüeli-Ranft Writing away Ever wondered what a writing retreat is all about and whether it would benefit you? There are at least 10 reasons why writing retreats are invaluable. You̵…
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November 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This short article will interest you if you've ever wondered what #writingretreats are actually like, how they differ from one another and why they enable leaps forward for #writers at every level of experience: valeriavescina.com/2022/07/25/t... Happy reading! #WritingCommunity
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Good morning from @valeriavescina.bsky.social in #Switzerland, @womenwritersnet.bsky.social community! What helps you get into writing mode? For me, it’s making a cup of tea. And for you? #WritingCommunity #womenwriters #writerslife #writingtips Image by dungthuyvunguyen on Pixabay
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Good morning from @valeriavescina.bsky.social in #Switzerland, @womenwritersnet.bsky.social community! What helps you get into writing mode? For me, it’s making a cup of tea. And for you? #WritingCommunity #womenwriters #writerslife #writingtips Image by dungthuyvunguyen on Pixabay
A helpful, highly practical tip from @inventingreality.bsky.social for other #authors. #WritingCommunity #booksky
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A helpful, highly practical tip from @inventingreality.bsky.social for other #authors. #WritingCommunity #booksky
The recent #writingretreat brought together #writers who had previously attended one of my tutored #retreats, so it was extra-special for us all! Old friendships were deepened, new ones forged, and the group will continue meeting online for feedback & support.
A special writing retreat
Our September 2025 writing retreat has just wrapped up! This special gathering brought together writers who had previously attended one of my tutored retreats. They returned for a week of workshops…
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November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The recent #writingretreat brought together #writers who had previously attended one of my tutored #retreats, so it was extra-special for us all! Old friendships were deepened, new ones forged, and the group will continue meeting online for feedback & support.
How wonderful this is! Thank you, @lauriestras.bsky.social, for sharing this #nuntastic video abstract. #earlymodern #womenshistory
Ok, so the Element is still not available, but it *is* nice to see the video abstract online. Maybe, just maybe, the essay will make an appearance in 2025? Place your bets... vimeo.com/1121777240
Elements in Women in Music: Music at a Florentine Convent
The Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript, MS 27766 of the Bibliothèque du Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles, is the only volume of sixteenth-century polyphony with…
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November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
How wonderful this is! Thank you, @lauriestras.bsky.social, for sharing this #nuntastic video abstract. #earlymodern #womenshistory
"Have you ever written a letter to your readers? What would it say?" What a good question! By Hank Phillippi Ryan via @elizabethspanncraig.com
Have You Written a Letter to your Readers? careerauthors.com/have-you-wri... by Hank Phillippi Ryan #wkb87
Have You Written a Letter to your Readers? • Career Authors
Our Hank Phillippi Ryan was asked by her publisher to write a letter to her early readers--an introduction of sorts to her new book. Here is what she wrote.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"Have you ever written a letter to your readers? What would it say?" What a good question! By Hank Phillippi Ryan via @elizabethspanncraig.com
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Explore the elements of #writing with this six-month course with @kitdewaal.com bsky.app/profile/kitd....
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Explore the elements of #writing with this six-month course with @kitdewaal.com bsky.app/profile/kitd....
What a breath of fresh air this little volume by @richardnskinner.bsky.social is! I explain why in this review: valeriavescina.com/2025/11/24/r... 'Hope you enjoy!
@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
Review of Richard Skinner’s ‘Undercurrents’
‘Undercurrents’ (Broken Sleep Books) by Richard Skinner What a breath of fresh air this slim volume is: a collection of uncompromisingly thought-provoking essays, and the variety of top…
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November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
What a breath of fresh air this little volume by @richardnskinner.bsky.social is! I explain why in this review: valeriavescina.com/2025/11/24/r... 'Hope you enjoy!
@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social
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How wonderful: an in-person catch-up by two of our @womenwritersnet.bsky.social team: @sandybennett-haber.bsky.social and @lizchampion.bsky.social! 🎉 Not a common occurrence, as we're strewn across the globe: UK, US, France, Switzerland! 🌍
Lovely IRL catch up with fellow @womenwritersnet.bsky.social pal @lizchampion.bsky.social in Edinburgh. We talked books, life and writing of course!
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
How wonderful: an in-person catch-up by two of our @womenwritersnet.bsky.social team: @sandybennett-haber.bsky.social and @lizchampion.bsky.social! 🎉 Not a common occurrence, as we're strewn across the globe: UK, US, France, Switzerland! 🌍
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Good morning, #womenwriters! @valeriavescina.bsky.social in Switzerland, tweeting for @womenwritersnet.bsky.social this week. Winter has arrived early, this year. How does this season affect your writing? Share your experience with our supportive #WritingCommunity!
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Good morning, #womenwriters! @valeriavescina.bsky.social in Switzerland, tweeting for @womenwritersnet.bsky.social this week. Winter has arrived early, this year. How does this season affect your writing? Share your experience with our supportive #WritingCommunity!
An interesting article about the Ospedale degl'Innocenti in Renaissance Florence. #earlymodern #history
Joseph Luzzi chronicles a Renaissance-Era orphanage in Florence: “The surge of their salvaged lives coursed through me like an electric current.”
The Innocenti: The Renaissance-Era Orphanage in Florence
In the summer of 2019, I had lunch in Florence with a friend, an art historian, and afterward we decided to take a walk. Along the way, we passed by the Piazza della Santis-sima Annunziata and the …
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November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
An interesting article about the Ospedale degl'Innocenti in Renaissance Florence. #earlymodern #history
I offer 3 types of #writingretreats in Switzerland’s spectacular Jungfrau Region, to suit different writers and projects. You can choose between tutored, semi-tutored and untutored. To learn more and to book: valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri... #WritingCommunity #writing #books #booksky #writingtips
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I offer 3 types of #writingretreats in Switzerland’s spectacular Jungfrau Region, to suit different writers and projects. You can choose between tutored, semi-tutored and untutored. To learn more and to book: valeriavescina.com/teaching/wri... #WritingCommunity #writing #books #booksky #writingtips
What a great write-up of a workshop with @lilydunn.bsky.social and of her recently released book, Into Being! #memoir #writing
A writing workshop with Lily Dunn - The Mancunion
On a cold Autumn morning, I attended a writing workshop with author Lily Dunn, putting the advice in her book Into Being to good use
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November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
What a great write-up of a workshop with @lilydunn.bsky.social and of her recently released book, Into Being! #memoir #writing
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and I've realized
that true love
has a lot to do
with finding the one
who makes you laugh
~ J. Strelou
that true love
has a lot to do
with finding the one
who makes you laugh
~ J. Strelou
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
and I've realized
that true love
has a lot to do
with finding the one
who makes you laugh
~ J. Strelou
that true love
has a lot to do
with finding the one
who makes you laugh
~ J. Strelou
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What an intriguing photo, @womensartbluesky.bsky.social! It also makes for an inspiring #writingprompt! #writers #writing
Vivian Maier (1926 – 2009) US street photographer whose work was discovered after her death. She took more than 150,000 photographs during her lifetime, primarily of the people of Chicago & New York #WomensArt
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
What an intriguing photo, @womensartbluesky.bsky.social! It also makes for an inspiring #writingprompt! #writers #writing
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What a great post, @pageturning.bsky.social! “Imagine yourself on the threshold of an open door that leads into the unknown.”
Thank you for this! I love all things door-related (and cat-related). God bless Oberon.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
What a great post, @pageturning.bsky.social! “Imagine yourself on the threshold of an open door that leads into the unknown.”
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Guest Lesley Glaister admires Jane Rogers' climate-themed short story collection, FIRE READY: "Marvellously eclectic ... fuelled by anger about climate change but shot through with light & hope." reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2025/11/gues... #clifi #shortstories @commapress.bsky.social #greatreads
Guest review by Lesley Glaiser: FIRE READY by Jane Rogers
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November 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Guest Lesley Glaister admires Jane Rogers' climate-themed short story collection, FIRE READY: "Marvellously eclectic ... fuelled by anger about climate change but shot through with light & hope." reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2025/11/gues... #clifi #shortstories @commapress.bsky.social #greatreads
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Thank you, @ritakitty.bsky.social, for a wonderful week on the @womenwritersnet.bsky.social channel, and hello from @valeriavescina.bsky.social in Switzerland on a freezing day! What are your #writing plans this week, #womenwriters? Share your goals and news with our supportive #WritingCommunity!
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Thank you, @ritakitty.bsky.social, for a wonderful week on the @womenwritersnet.bsky.social channel, and hello from @valeriavescina.bsky.social in Switzerland on a freezing day! What are your #writing plans this week, #womenwriters? Share your goals and news with our supportive #WritingCommunity!